Magazine-pencil.



R. NARDE.

MAGAZWE PENUEL,

APPLICATION men rwmzz. ma

1,304,590 Patented. May 27, 1919 IJI 'VENTDR all! BOMOLO "HAEDI, OF OMEN, JERSEY.

HAGLZIH E-PEROIL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Maly 27, 1919.

Application filed Hovembrr 22, 1918. Serial No. 268,058.

In all whom may concern:

Be it known that I, ROMOU'J NARDI, a sub ject of the King of Italy, residing at Camden, in the county of Camden and State of New Jersey. have invented new and useful Improvements in Magazine-Pencils, of which the following is a. specification.

My invention relates to new and useful inmrovements in magazine pencils, and has for its object to provide a. plurality of mark o elements or devices housed in a. single -::nsing provided with means whereby any one of said marking devices may be selected f r use and having other means whereby the marking device selected and that one only will be projectozi beyond the end of the ca.

ing a) that It may be used.

Another ob'ect of the invention is provide a hinge within a. suitable oasin r having an outlet at one end, a. nuinber o 'holders any one of which will move to the longitudinal center of the casing for nrojections townrri the n 18D. end of said casing whereby a marking levies/carried by the projected holder will extend beyond the end of the naming so that the same may big used, each of said holders having oonnectgl therewith suitable meona for returning em to their normal positions.

A. further object of the invention is to provide in e device of the character above stated a teicscopingcasin one part thereof carrying a number of ho ders for marking devices and the other pert carrying a. centrally located push'gin whereby the marking devices selected 1' use willboprojected beyond the casing and to provide the parts of said casing with suitable locking means whereby thev may be located in position mean 1p marking device is to be A still further object of theinvontion is, to providesuitable indication devices and holders .forguide means whereb the desired marking device may be seected for pvlvvlection from the end of the itll these ends in view my invention conlists in the details of construction and combinetion of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims. v I

In order that those skilled in the art to which the invention cppertains may understand how to make and use the some I will describe its construction in detail. referring by numeral. to the accompanying drawings endiof can spring enga f rming a part of this application in whichyg- Figure- 1, is a side elevation of my improved magazine pencil showing it in the position for use with one of the marking devices or leads projecting fmmthe end of the casing.

Fig. 2, is a similar view showing the casin extended to ot er of the mar 11;; devices.

Fig. 3, is a. longitudinal sectional view thereof.

Fig. 4, is an enlarged and view thereof with the point cover or thimble removed.

Fig. 5, is an enlarged section at theline 5-45 of Fig. 3, and

Fig. 6, is an enlargcd'section at the line 66 of Fig. 3.

In carrying out my invention as here embodied 2 represents a telesco ic casin housing comprising an outer all 3 an inner shell 4. In the outer shell 3 is an mteriorly threaded ring 5. A'djecent its outer and said ring is of lessdiameter than the 'shell 3 and is therefore mounted in place by suitable arms or projections 6 carried b the via and attached to the innerfsoe o the shel in any suitable or a filroved manner. On the outer end of this she 3 is detachably mounted the cap threaded flange or projections 8 adopted to be secured into the ring 5 and said cap cerries a, centrally located push pin 9 extendin some distance intothe shell 3 and if foun desirable said cap may an exterior fo he cup shaped follower 12 engages one 100 end of the inner shell 4 which is also shdobly mounted within the outershell 3 and 1S limited in its telescopic movements by the screw 15 threaded in the outer shell 3 and the inner end of which rejects into a-lon- 108 gitudinal slot 16 in the ,s 9114 Said shell 4r has on outwamdl gmjoctingennuler flan o1 rib 171E011!) erefi om and adiaoent r f nond against this rib rests one and or the i olvingwbarrel 1a which is been no rmit theselection of.ana 7 having an oxteriorly a cup shapedrfol i:

i instance set .cnd 21. The revolving barrel is knurled at 18* to facilitate revolving sa-id barrel.

On the inside of the shell 4 is attached a s ring latch 22 the nose 23 of which projects it rough an opening 2% in said shell and uuder certain conditions engages the keeper 25 formed by producing a boss at the inner end of the outer shell 3 said spring latch is actuated-b v a lug or projection 26 which is carried thereby and which projectsthrough the hole 27 in the shell 4.

Within the shell 4 are a number of pairs of pintle holders or stationary hinge leaves 28 one number or leaf of each pair bein preferably located at each end of the shel 4 as plainly shown in Fig. 3. These pintle holding members or hinge leaves are socured to the inner face of the shell 4 in any suitable and well known manner and are preferably arranged on radial lines as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. In each pair of co-acting stationary leaves 28 is fixed a intle or rib 29 running the'entire length 0 theshell 4 with their inner ends projecting beyond the inner end of the'shell 4 sothat the end well of the follower 12 may rest against the ends of said intlcs if desirable although if pre fen-ed t is open end of the follower 12 may on age the inner end of the shell 4.

he reference numeral 30, represents a plurality of holders for leads, crayons or other suitable marking devices and these i holders are tubular in form having open "outorends while the inner ends are closed by end walls 31 and in these holders are,

mounted therleads or marking devices 32 having ortions projecti'n from the outer open en s, said marking evices being held in placeby some suitable means such as for screws 33 threaded through the holders with the ends of the screws impinE- ing on. the marking devices and said mar v inildevices may be of diflerent colors.

ach of theseholders carries a pair of movable hinge members or. leaves 84 one of said membersbeing located a J 'midwa' between the ends 0 the holders while t 0 other is located adjacent the inner end ofeach holderior in other words the leaves or members carriedby theholders are located so as to be betwcen tha stntionary hinge leaves 28 spaced topermit of a certain longitudinal movement of the holders. Thehinge leaves 34 areslidably and rotutably mounted upon the pintles 29 and are normally held within the outer shell 411s proximately shown in Fig. 3 and in contact with the inner surface of said shell as shown by two of the holders in Figs. 4 and 5 by means of springs 35 one of which is coiled about each pintle with one end fixed to one of the stationary hinge leaves 28 and one of the niovable hinge leaves 34 of each setso that by the com ression of said springs the holders are belt inwardly relative to the casing, while by the torsion said holders are forced toward and normally 'held in contact with the shell 4. 1

In order to select one of the marking devices fiir use or to move the desired holder to the longitudinal center of the casing so that the marking device may be rojected through the open end 21 I provi e a cam 36 which is secured tothe inner surfaccof the rotatable barrel 18 the high point of which is so located that when in contact with one of the holders said holder will be held in the longitudinal center of the casing as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, in which position the centered holder will be in alinemcnt with the open end 21 of thethimble or point cover 20. The bearing surfaces of this cam are such that during the rotation of the barrel 18 in the proper direction or in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 4 a holder will be gradually rotated about its pintle until said holder is moved to the longitudinal center of the. casing from which. point the cam surface drops abruptly toward the walls of the casin so that after the high point of the cam as passed the holder the latter will immediately be moved toward the walls of the casing so as to be out of the way of the succeeding holder.

In order that the user of this pencil in y know when the different holders are in e longitudinal center of the casing or when the cam is in a position to hold one of said holders in the longitudinalcenter as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 I provide a number of indication marks 37. one for each of the holders 30, on the rotatable barrel or some part associated therewith such as the holding or retaining ring 19 and these indication marks are so located that when one of them is directly opposite a similar indication mark 38 on the shell 4 or when one of said indicationmarks 37 1S opl msite the spring latch 22 than the can: 36 is in a. position to maintain one of the holders in the central peel tion. In order to indicate which holder is in the central position index or guide cards 39 may be provided, one for can of the holders, andthie may be secured or attached to the rotatable barrel in any suitable manher and I have here shown such index cards as being slide'bly mminted or'i'oinovably arranged in suitableholders 40 carried by the rotatable barrel and said holders are in the form of relativelfithin sheetsof metal with Hill lit)

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Where the marking devices 32 are of different colors as for instance'red blackiand green the index cards are so marked thus enabling the user of the iencil to readily select the desired marking evice.

Considcrin that the pencil is extended as shown in igs. 2 and Bthen by rotating the barrel 18 until the desired indication marked 37 is brought. into alinement with the indication mark 38 or the post 26 of the spri latch 22 at which time the holder carrying the desired marking devices has been mov'edand is maintained in the longitudinal. center of the pencil casing against the torsional efl'eot of the spring 35. When the desired holder has been" brought about this central osition the shell 4 is forced into the shell 3 against the action of the .A spring 11 causin r the push pin 9 to pass through the open ing 13 in the end wall of the follower 12 and engage the closed inner end of the centered holder thereby forcing said holder outward against the compression :of the spring 35 until the marking device carried by said holder is projected through ,the open end 21 of the thimble 20. This movement of the two shells will bring the nose 23 of the spring latch 22 into engagement with the keeper 25 thereby holding the two shells in their collapsible positions as shown in Fig. 1 so that the pencil may be used. i

When the pencil is not to be used the sprin latch is disengaged from its keeper and t c action of the spring 11 will force the two shells 3 and 4 in opposite directions so as to extend the pencil as shown in Fig. 3. As soon as this movement takes place or during the action of this movement so that the push pin 9 is withdrawn from the shell 4 and the follower 12 the compression of the spring 35 will return the holder to its normal position shown in Fig. 3.

If desired the pencil may be left in this position when not in use or the rotatable barrel 18 may be rotated a sufficient distance to move the high point of the cam 36 between two of the holders so that none of said holders will he in the central position at which 'ime the two Shells may be 001- i ferent holders they will be forced away from the central position by the torsional effect of their respective springs 35.

Of course I'do not wishtobe limited to the exact details of construction as herein shown as these may be varied within the limits of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and useful is 1. A pencil comprising a casing of two collapsible sections or shells, a plurality of holders hin ed within one of said shells and capableof ing moved tothe longitudinal center thereof, means connected with one of said shells for moving any one of the holders, to the center position and means carried bythe other shell for engaging the center holder to move the latter longitudinally when the two shells are moved toward each other or contracted.

2. In a device of the character stated two telescoping shells means for limiting the movements of said shells relative to each other, means for holding said shells in contracted positions, a follower within one of said shells and engaging the other shell, means interposed between the follower and a portion of one of the shells for forcing the two shells apart or in opposite directions, a plurality of holders hinged within one of said shells and capable of a rotary and longitudinal movement, means for forcing said holders into their shell and away from the longitudinal center, a rotatable barrel carrying a cam for progressively moving said holders to the longitudinal center of the shells a thimble havin, a reduced open and carried by said barre a push pin carried by one of said shells, adapted to engage the center holder when said shells are collapsed for im arting a longitudinal movement to said ho der.

3. A magazine pencil; comprising in combination an outer shell, an internally threaded ring, means for mounting said ring with: in the outer shell at one end thereof, a cap having a threaded portion for engagement with said ring, a push pin carried by said cap and projecting into the outer shell, a latch keeper at the opposite end of said shell,

.an inner shell, havmF a longitudinal slot,

end in engagement with the flange or rib,

a holding or retaining ring mounted on the inner shell and attached to the barrel, said ring having an interned flange for engagement with the aforesaid flange or rib, indication marks on said ring, index card holders carried by the barrel adapted to hold index cards, a cam carried by the rotatable barrel rojecting from the inner face there of, a t imble having an open reduced end carried by the barrel, a follower having an end wall with a hole therein, slidably mounted within the outer shell and engaging the inner end of the inner shell, a spring located between the follower and the means for mountin the threaded ring in place so that said fol ower and the inner shell are nor-- mally forced outward and a plurality of rotatable and slidable holders adapted to be moved to the lon itudinal center of the shells b the cam wen the barrel is rotated so that they may he moved longitudinall by the push pin when the two shells are 00 lapsed for the purpose described. i

4. A magazine pencil comprising two teleaing shells, stationary hinge leaveg' carr by the inner shell within the same, said leaves being arranged in pairs and located about dilferent points of the inner shell, a plurality of pintles, one of which is fixed in each pair of stationary hinge leaves, a plurality of holders adapted to carry suitable marking devices, hinge leaves carried by said holders slidably and rotatably mounted on the pintles, a spring coiled about each pintle and connected with one of the stationary hinge leaves and one of the hinge leaves of each holder for normally forcing the holders inward by compression and normally rotating them toward the wall of the inner shell by torsion, a rotatable barrel cari'ied by the. inner shell, a cam projecting therefrom and adapted to successively enfage the holders to move the latter to the ongitndinal center of the shells and a push pin carried by the outer shell for engaging the centered older to move the same outward.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature,

ROMOLO NABDL 

